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Get connected!

Whether or not you have started creating your world for the Mobile Genre Showdown- Reloaded Competition, the Creator Forum is the perfect place to connect with other creators! Not only can you bounce ideas off each other and ask other creators for technical help, but you can also check out the events to get additional help/tips on your entry on the Events Calendar

Here are some key events coming soon:

Thursday, September 29th: 🎮 Work Smarter - Reusable Components
Thursday, October 2nd: 💬 Talk to Them: LLM NPCs
See past recorded sessions on Youtube

Why is the Mobile Genre Showdown - Reloaded exciting?  

This competition is an opportunity to show off your skills and imagination by building incredible new worlds within Horizon World. You'll get to leverage powerful tools, including our cutting-edge generative AI capabilities, to bring your visions to life faster than ever before. With a massive $2.5 million prize pool up for grabs, this is your chance to win big, connect with a thriving community of fellow creators, and get your work in front of a growing audience on Horizon Worlds mobile.

What is this competition all about?

Design and build a new, innovative world for Meta Horizon that works seamlessly on mobile. Submissions must be centered on a specific genre from the list below: 

  • Simulation (Tycoon, Incremental)
  • Roleplay & Avatar Sim (Dress Up / Life / Pet Care / Animal)
  • Open Genre (your choice!)

Learn more about each genre here. 

Get feedback

Collect feedback from peers on the Creator Forum, or directly from Meta Subject Matter Experts through the Feedback Festival. To participate in the Feedback Festival, save a URL of a published version of your world to a submission on Devpost here. The deadline to do this is October 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM PT (see rules for details).

Already working on your world, but could use a little help? In addition to asking questions in the Creator Forum, the following resources are there to assist and may bring you one step closer to a winning project.

 

Now it’s time to get connected - we can’t wait to see your project!